VO office in brazil

[Leo_martins31]

Hello, does anyone know if the Visa Office check U.S.A. database for every visitor visa application or only when they suspect something?

Thanks,

 

[Bryanna]

Hello, does anyone know if the Visa Office check U.S.A. database for every visitor visa application or only when they suspect something?

Thanks,

Hi,

You had mentioned in a previous post about an applicant who was deported from the US.... the Canada visa office will certainly check this if it is stated in the TRV application.

If the applicant fails to disclose a US deportation (by using a brand new passport/married name), there's a high risk of being discovered..... and receiving a ban from entering Canada for 5 years for misrepresentation.... one can forget about entering Canada in the future.

Even if someone does manage to get a TRV (without disclosing a US deportation or previous US visa refusals), it is possible (and we have seen cases) that future visa/WP/PR applications can be refused/entry denied.... they also received a 5 year ban from entering Canada


If you let us know the reasons for the US deportation then someone here can advise you


Cheers

 

[Leo_martins31]

thanks for the information, but in general, despite which ever status one have or had in the USA. Does VO offices do US database checks for all TR VISA applicants or is it something that the agent does on applicants that do inform deportation from US or do the agents decide something is fishy by the looks of the application and do a check?

 

[Bryanna]

GCMS Notes are detailed notes made by a Canadian immigration/visa officer when s/he assesses applications for TRVs/PRs etc.

Now, there's a section for *Admissibility* in the GCMS Notes.... this section has checks such as Security/Criminality/Organized Crime/Medical, etc.... apart from this, there is one additional check called 'Information Sharing'..... Type: Biographic.... Partner: USA (various details show up in Information Sharing).

If someone has previous US immigrant/non-immigrant history, it will show up in these checks for *Admissibility*. Hence, there can be multiple Information Sharing records/checks for each applicant


Hope this answers your query

 

[pfse]

thanks for the information, but in general, despite which ever status one have or had in the USA. Does VO offices do US database checks for all TR VISA applicants or is it something that the agent does on applicants that do inform deportation from US or do the agents decide something is fishy by the looks of the application and do a check?

I don't believe that CIC performs deep check for every Visitor Visa application (as my relatives got i in just 4 days). Maybe they perform "previous USA refusal" check to random application... Or maybe it depends on the country of applicant, or his background... who knows.
But Canada and USA have share information agreement.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/laws-policy/agreements/can-usa-agreement.asp
And CIC performs very deep background check for PR applicants. So if someone lied about US visa refusal in his/her visitor visa application and succeeded to get away with it, for sure s/he will be slapped with misrepresentation once decide to apply for PR or Work visa.

 

[Bryanna]

@pfse

The applicant in this case was deported from the US.... it's not a US visa refusal.

Hence, the applicant's brand new passport/name change will not work because s/he must declare all previous names in the TRV application.

If (for example) the applicant was convicted/deported for a crime committed in the US (or maybe for DUI).... then s/he may be inadmissible to Canada. If the OP shares the reason for the US deportation + when it happened then s/he could be advised better